LIGHT
4Inspector Boarder
ATK:
2000
DEF:
2000
View:
14408
Cannot be Normal or Special Summoned if you control a monster. Neither player can activate monster effects unless the number of monster effects that player has previously activated that turn is less than the number of monster card types currently on the field (Ritual, Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, Pendulum, and Link). (If an effect's activation was negated, it still counts toward the total for that turn. Only count effects that were activated while this monster was face-up on the field.)
Inspector Boarder — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 59 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 61 · Deck: 57 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Floodgate/Control · Secondary: Utility
Why it scores here
Inspector Boarder is a Level 4 LIGHT Machine whose value is its floodgate: neither player can activate monster effects beyond a count tied to the monster card types on the field, so it taxes both sides' effect-based lines. Its 2000 ATK and 2000 DEF earn nothing on their own. The score is held back by the absence of any observed board conversion, no card advantage, and a face-up-only effect that a single monster removal can end. The 400-deck usage is spread over 51 archetypes and is driven partly by generic staples such as Solemn Judgment and Pot cards, so it confirms the card is genuinely run without inflating the floodgate score.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 50 | Playable as a Level 4 monster in 400 of 400 sampled decks across 51 archetypes, but the evidence contains no searcher or search route for it, so it is a generic body rather than a reliably searched card (observed deck usage; no searcher listed, inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 25 | No recorded combo boards exist for the card, and its text converts no cards into a board on its own; it only restricts opponent and self activations (verified text; combo data total 0). |
| Resource Economy | 20 | The text grants no draw, search, banish, or refuel, and the card costs a monster slot with no return (verified text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 75 | The effect is a broad, persistent floodgate on monster effects for both players, which is hard to play around while the card stays face-up (verified text; role tag is_floodgate true). |
| Material Utility | 55 | A Level 4 LIGHT Machine is a clean generic Xyz/Synchro material; its restriction does not stop it being used as material, though no material usage is observed (inferred from stats and text). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | The floodgate only works while the card is face-up on the field, so a single monster removal or board break ends the restriction; the summon restriction also limits when it can be played (verified text; inferred vulnerability). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 55 | The card is limited to 1 copy in Master Duel and its summon restriction and self-applied effect limit ask for care in deck construction, but it takes only one slot (verified legal copies; mild restriction, inferred). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Floodgate / Control profile (primary role only; no secondary blend applied). Intrinsic ≈ 61, Deck ≈ 57, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Limited to 1 in Master Duel (-2); Self-applied restriction (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Floodgate on monster effects for both players, hard to answer with a single effect while face-up
- Generic Level 4 LIGHT Machine body that can serve as Xyz/Synchro material
- Played across 51 archetypes, so it is not tied to one home deck
Weaknesses
- No observed combo conversion or board creation
- Restriction disappears as soon as the card leaves the field
- Summon restriction and self-applied effect limit require careful sequencing
- Limited to 1 copy in Master Duel
Counters / choke points
- Monster removal or board breaking to take the card off the field
- Summoning or activating in a way that satisfies the effect count threshold before the restriction bites
Best use
Floodgate / tech monster that restricts monster effects and serves as a Level 4 material body. Decks: Ryu-Ge, Odion, Runick (Mysterune), Dominus, Morganite, True Draco, Eldlich. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: cannot be Normal or Special Summoned if you control a monster, and monster effects are limited by the count of monster card types on the field; legal copies masterduel = 1; role hints: is_floodgate true, is_tech true, is_hand_trap false; Present in 400 of 400 sampled decks, with copies avg 2.33 and 51 distinct archetypes
- Observed: Top partners include Solemn Judgment (69%), Super Starslayer TY-PHON (62%), and S:P Little Knight (58%); Gameplay split: 67.8% gameplay 7, 19.5% gameplay 6, 12.8% gameplay 4; Guide mentions place it in Eldlich and True Draco floodgate/trap sections
- Inferred: The floodgate is most relevant in the Eldlich and Morganite style of monster-effect-heavy decks; The 1-copy limit and self-restriction account for the Deck modifiers; Vulnerability to monster removal, since the restriction requires the card to stay face-up
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no searcher or search route listed for the card no rulings supplied for the count-based activation limit